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RESOLUTION

Ratifying the Protocol of accession of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Agreement establishing the world trade Organization

THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

Pursuant to Article 84 of the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, which was amended and supplemented under Resolution No. 51/2001/QH10 of December 25, 2001, of the Xth National Assembly, the 10th session;

Pursuant to the Law on Conclusion of, Accession to, and Implementation of Treaties;

At the proposal of the State President in Report No. 05 TTr/CTN of November 16, 2006, to the National Assembly on the ratification of the Protocol of Accession of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization;

After considering the Government's Report No. 155/TTr-CP of November 22, 2006, to the National Assembly, the National Assembly's External Affairs Committee's Examination Report No. 2410/UBDN of November 27, 2006, and opinions of National Assembly deputies;

DECIDES:

1. To ratify the Protocol of Accession of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO), which was concluded on November 7, 2006, in Geneva, Switzerland (hereinafter referred to as the Protocol).

2. To apply directly Vietnam's commitments stated in the Annex to this Resolution and other WTO commitments that are adequately detailed and clear in the Protocol, attached annexes and the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of Vietnam to the Agreement Establishing the WTO.

If the provisions of Vietnamese law are inconsistent with the provisions of the Agreement Establishing the WTO, the Protocol and attached documents, the provisions of the Agreement, the Protocol and attached documents prevail.

3. Within their respective tasks and powers, the Government, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuracy have the following responsibilities:

a/ To review Vietnam's WTO commitments that are adequately detailed and clear in the Protocol, attached annexes and the Report of the Working Party on the Accession of Vietnam to the Agreement Establishing the WTO but are not specified in the Annex attached to this Resolution for direct application and reporting to the National Assembly Standing Committee;

b/ To review legal documents before submitting them to the National Assembly and the National Assembly Standing Committee for amendment, supplementation or promulgation; to amend, supplement or promulgate legal documents falling under their competence in consistency with Vietnam's WTO commitments;

c/ On the basis of the assessment of opportunities, challenges, advantages and difficulties and impacts of Vietnam's accession to the WTO to elaborate specific programs and plans of action and organize the implementation of Vietnam's WTO commitments, serving the national socio-economic development and stepping up the profound and broad integration into the world economy.

4. The Government shall carry out external procedures for ratification of the Protocol of Accession of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Agreement Establishing the WTO.

5. The Government shall coordinate with the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and direct concerned central and local agencies and organizations in well performing communication and information work in order to create a uniformity in awareness and action of all the people at home as well as overseas about Vietnam's WTO accession.

6. The National Assembly Standing Committee, the Nationality Council, the Committees of the National Assembly, the delegations of National Assembly deputies and National Assembly deputies shall, within the ambit of their respective tasks and powers, supervise the implementation of this Resolution.

This Resolution was adopted on November 29, 2006, by the XIth National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at its 10th session.